Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 41 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 7:37 AM AKST (16:37 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 17 km SW of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 16:37:02 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.966° N, 150.161° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.69 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.56 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.523 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.57 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.59 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.59 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.222 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.723 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.119 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.723 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.70 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.811 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.59 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.814 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.060 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.55 km E of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.725 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.513 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.315 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.912 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.73 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.720 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.619 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.327 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.76 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.611 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.78 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.622 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021feas4ns. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.